It’s that time of the year again, April 2, 2013 is around the corner and is the annual World Autism Awareness Day, one of the few official United Nations health related days. With 1 in 88 individuals diagnosed with Autism in the US ( March 2012 statistics from CDC), awareness, research on causes and interventions is extremely important. The United Nations offers it as a “Global Challenge”:

The Light it Up Blue mobile app is available for iOS and Android and provides a tool to take pictures of your event, color them blue and share them via Facebook. It also provides a method to donate to the cause.

A few other suggestions to celebrate the day or month include:

1. Wear blue, invite others to wear blue

2. Use blue lighting for awareness to Autism during the month of April from the following resources:

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About Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, AdEd, OTR/L, ATP

OTR/L with 30 years experience in pediatrics, school based therapy and adult rehabilitation. Masters of Science in Adaptive Education/Assistive Technology with 15 years experience in AT in education of elementary, middle school, secondary and post secondary students. Experience with adults with disabilities in employment and work transition.